November is National Family Health History month. Family members can share genetic, lifestyle, and environmental risks associated with illness and disease. Conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer can run in families, so a detailed family history could help patients and providers determine appropriate screenings at appropriate times.
Partnerships for Native Health is excited to announce our Family Health History Genome Project. With support from the National Institutes of Health, study staff will pilot-test the My Family Health Portrait site (https://FamilyHistory.HHS.gov) and partner sites. This is a publically accessible, standard-based family history tool that is widely used in the U.S. Study staff hope to determine whether this tool fits the health needs of Native patients and their providers.
For more information about this project or to request a community report, please contact:
Meghan Jernigan, MPH
Staff Scientist
Partnerships for Native Health
Phone: 206-708-8629
Fax: 206-708-8611
Meghan.Jernigan@WSU.edu